Long Cardio-Free LivingBy Dan Grant [Trainer Talk]
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Are you a cardio king or queen? Dan Grant tells you why you should be dethroned.  Jogging sucks. Walking on a treadmill while reading a book for an hour is even worse. What do people actually think they are accomplishing doing that? Now that I’ve got my feelings out in the open, I want to share with you my strategies for staying lean. Ignite The Metabolic After Effect Sounds pretty cool, right? It’s not even very hard to do. Well, there is hard work involved, but it’s not very complicated. It’s all about one word: INTENSITY! I’m not going to say I like body part workouts, because I don’t. I will use it as an example, however, because that’s what the majority of people do when they go to the gym and try to get in shape. I’ve seen the body part plan work for some people, but I’ve also seen it fail for a lot of people (probably 90 to 95 per cent of the people who use this method tell me that it’s not working). The next time you walk into a gym, notice the difference between the people with average or overweight bodies and the people with lean bodies (avoid the super bulky looking guys, they don’t count). My money says that the people with average or overweight bodies aren’t pushing enough weight or working hard enough. To kick start the metabolic effect, called afterburn by some folks, you have to work at high intensities. The harder you can work, the longer you’ll be burning fat after the workout. Hit ‘Em All Every Time An intense full body workout, three times a week is all you need to burn lots of fat. The more muscles you can hit with an exercise, the better. To make it a little easier to understand, a front squat to push press is a lot more effective than a bicep curl. The other benefit of doing full-body intense workouts is that it won’t take you hours to complete. It realistically should only take 30 to 45 minutes. You can even do it in less time. My in-home program takes less than 20 minutes to complete and it has shown great results. Just remember that spending a couple hours in the gym doesn’t mean you’re doing something right. |
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